December 7th, 2006, 10:43 AM
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John Romano -- sports columnist for the Times -- chimes in on the possibility of trading Rocco Baldelli
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[url=http://www.sptimes.com/2006/12/07/Sports/A_decision_that_will_.shtml]A Decision that will define Rays[url]
By JOHN ROMANO, Times Sports Columnist
Published December 7, 2006
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His value has always been easy to measure.
Rocco Baldelli was so impressive as a high school baseball player in Rhode Island that the Devil Rays made him the No. 6 pick in the 2000 draft.
Baldelli was so talented as a major-leaguer that, even coming off two major surgeries, the Rays gave him a long-term contract at age 24.
And now Baldelli may be so valuable as trade bait that the Rays could ignore the inherent risks and criticisms and move him in exchange for pitching help.
If the notion sounds unpleasant, it should. Everything about Baldelli screams keeper. His talent, his contract, his attitude. He is the type of player a team such as the Rays would normally covet as a building block.
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